The following cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Court:

January 8

JIMMY DUTTON, 30, of Corwen Road, Reading, convicted of assault by beating in Reading on March 7, 2021. Community order made. Requirement to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work. Must pay £195 in court fees. 
JACK CANN, 26, of Blandford Road, admitted possession of cannabis in Reading on January 7, 2022. Fined £50.


 January 10

JOHN SMITH, 33, of Longworth Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, was caught speeding on the M6 in Birmingham on March 25, 2021 at a speed exceeding 60mph. Speed recorded 70mph. Fined £20. Given four points on driving licence. Made to pay court fees of £119. 
ANDREW GRIFFITH, 55, of Waldeck Street, Reading, convicted of driving without insurance on Bath Road, Reading, on February 24, 2021. Conditional discharge for six months. Made to pay £22 in victim surcharge. 
RICHARD CUTTING, 55, of The Close, Woodley, convicted of failing to comply with requirements of a community order by failing to attend supervision appointment on April 14, 2021. Ordered to pay costs of £125. 

January 12

RYAN SPENCE, 34, of Lamerton Road, Reading, admitted driving without a licence and driving without insurance on Basingstoke Road, Reading, on September 29, 2021. Fined £300. Given eight points on driving record. Made to pay court fees of £395. 
BERKE ERSOY, 24, of Wychelm Road, Shinfield, Reading, convicted of using threatening behaviour to cause distress and admitted to possession of a Class C drug in Wokingham on January 4, 2021. Community order made. Requirement to carry out 50 hours of unpaid work in the next 12 months. Must pay £870 in court fees. 

January 14

JAMES WILSON, 46, of Nodmore, Newbury, admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm in Newbury on August 18, 2020. Community order made. Requirement to be under an electronically-monitored curfew for 60 days. Must take part in up to 30 days of rehabilitation activities. Ordered to pay £495 in court fees. 
MASON ROWE, 23, of Cholmeley Road, Reading, admitted resisting a constable in the execution of their duty and using threatening behaviour likely to cause distress in Reading on June 4, 2021. Fined £228 and made to pay £384.


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